The Best Natural Deodorants That Work

Even the most organic-obsessed people generally say "bring on the chemicals" when it comes to deodorant because the natural stuff just doesn't get the job done. Or does it? We did the (sometimes stinky) testing for you and found that these 12 natural deodorants really do work

As a beauty editor, I'm game to try just about everything. Fish pedicure? Sure. DIY avocado face mask? No problem. In fact, the only beauty product that makes me want to hide under my desk is a natural deodorant.

It's not that I don't love natural products. My everyday cleanser is by Tata Harper; my favorite shampoo and conditioner are by Rahua. But when it comes to deodorant, give me Secret Clinical Strength any day -- because in my experience, natural deodorants don't do what they're supposed to.

Recently, however, I noticed that a slew of new natural deodorants was hitting shelves. With hopes that these would be better than their predecessors, I came up with a way to test the deodorants without having to be publicly smelly. I wore them on my morning runs during the two hottest weeks of the summer. I did a mid-way sniff test as well as a post-run sniff to see how the formulas held up. And the ones that scored the highest got an all-day tryout on weekends -- when I would only be seeing my closest friends.

Not surprisingly, they didn't all make the cut. But these are the 12 natural deodorants that made it through to round two. They're ranked in order from my favorite to my least favorite, and I spell out what makes each one special. I recommend taking a few for a test drive -- and then letting us know about your experience by writing a review on their product pages.

I’ve been looking for an effective, all-natural deodorant that contains no alcohol or aluminum. I tried a few brands but was most satisfied with Lavilin. I’ve been a satisfied customer for over 7 years and got my husband and daughter to switch over a few years ago as well. Some of our friends have also started using it. Everyone’s happy and odorless!

The Lavanila deodorant is absolutely the best in the world. I have super super sensitive skin and it this is the only deodorant I can wear. And it smells amazing too. NO matter how extremely sensitive your skin is, I promise this will work.

There is a new 100% natural scentless mineral rich deodorant that works 24 hours or more, its water based, so no oiliness and mess, it has dead sea minerals, organic food grade ingredients, and vitamins, no aluminum, no baking soda, I read the ingredients list, and its clean from nasty chemicals, my wife is using it while breast feeding, Two pregnant woman in my family too, they are vegans, and nature freaks. Sound Good enough to me. its called MgDeo a short for Magnesium Deodoant